No Amount of Education Reform Addresses Deeper Issues
A point to consider when talking education reform is that to the greatest degree it comes down to money.
There are over 15,000 individually run school districts. Some rich. Some poor. And others in-between. Those districts of the well-to-do benefit the schools in which they live more than those of the not-so-affluent. This should be obvious, [...]
A High School Education is Necessary, But Has This Opinion Ever Been Confirmed?
First, to set the stage, let’s start by saying that most believe education to be critical. Education here meaning high school since it is compulsory and everyone is required to attend. But specifically the content of the “education” spoken to by the majority is quite different from what is essential to survive in today’s competitive [...]
Act to Help Children Read Gooder: Where Are We With the No Child Left Behind Law?
In 2001 the George H. W. Bush “No Child Left Behind” bill became law. If you’ve forgotten what it required, here’s a little refresher. Schools which receive Title I funding through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 must make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in test scores. Ultimately, by 2014 every student is to [...]
Its a Lie: Education Industry Says College Degree Leads to Social, Economic Privilege
Joe Kellum, who majored in law, knows that those who are sucked into the education dream soon find it turning into a financial nightmare. Because of the expense, he couldn’t pay the $36,000 annual cost of attending the University of Virginia with financial aid and part time work so he took out a loan. His [...]
Sorry Folks, Education is Not Institutional But Rather Individual
Certainly, for a child or youth, what to learn and how it is be taught should be left up to the adult, the child being too inexperienced and young to know better.
But if a child is to learn, spending at least the required twelve years in school in America, why this “education”?
For one, there are [...]
How to Succeed: Ignore the Majority and Do the Unexpected
If someone is successful, she is often asked “How’d you do it? Did you take classes? Get a certificate? Degree?” And when you tell them “No, I self-appointed myself” or did it on your own, most can’t believe you were able to do so without getting certificated or validated by some “official” or “expert.”
The questioning [...]
Why is the Majority of Your College Education a Waste of Time
Education today, to a great degree, is wasting time, money, and effort-the time and effort of the student and, to a great degree, the parents’ money.
Let’s begin by dispelling the myth that teachers (for now let’s talk primary and secondary) are all that and a bag of chips. Teachers are not only given too much [...]
Dear Mayor Villaraigosa, Our Schools Are In a Mess and I’d Like to Help
High school graduation rates in certain states, like California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and ten others hovers around 50%. That’s close to a third of the U.S. At the top are states that graduate 80%, but most of those states don’t even have 1 million residents, such as North and South Dakota, and Montana, and [...]
You May Not Care About Your Success But the Rest of the World Does
Some say that distraction is the tool of the devil or that which gets us off track from doing great things in our lives not only for ourselves but for others. Now some may not believe in the devil and some may believe that they are happy and don’t need change. Not believing in the [...]
Life: Find Your Path and Stick to It
First, as I’ve stated before, you need to spend the time reflecting on your strengths: innate talents, abilities, gifts, and desires. After a long period of reflecting, writing and trial and error, you will find what you came here to this life to do. We all have it in us, but for numerous reasons, have [...]
